-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, WmwQOdVqCZqh96YeUS+Wj7dWDqhy1aR2dbCzEVPGfNgPq0G/mYw6lNKhnYjF8W1s bpwySGuvprD/e2f2btf95g== 0000088053-05-000522.txt : 20050505 0000088053-05-000522.hdr.sgml : 20050505 20050505101619 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000088053-05-000522 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CSRS PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 13 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20050228 FILED AS OF DATE: 20050505 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050505 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20050505 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SCUDDER INVESTORS TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001072010 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 0831 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-CSRS SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-09057 FILM NUMBER: 05801744 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 222 SOUTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60606 BUSINESS PHONE: 2123266200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 222 SOUTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60606 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: KEMPER FUNDS TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19981013 N-CSRS 1 ssp.htm SEMIANNUAL REPORT

                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

                                   FORM N-CSRS

Investment Company Act file number 811-09057

                             SCUDDER INVESTORS TRUST
                        --------------------------------
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

               222 South Riverside Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60606
               --------------------------------------------------
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

        Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code: (617) 295-2663
                                                            --------------

                               Salvatore Schiavone
                             Two International Place
                           Boston, Massachusetts 02110
                     ---------------------------------------
                     (Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Date of fiscal year end:        8/31

Date of reporting period:       02/28/2005



ITEM 1.  REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS


Scudder S&P 500
Stock Fund

 

 

 

Semiannual Report to Shareholders

 

February 28, 2005

Contents

 

Click Here Performance Summary

Click Here Information About Your Fund's Expenses

Click Here Portfolio Summary

Click Here Investment Portfolio

Click Here Financial Statements

Click Here Financial Highlights

Click Here Notes to Financial Statements

Click Here Account Management Resources

Click Here Privacy Statement

This report must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus. To obtain a prospectus for any of our funds, refer to the Account Management Resources information provided in the back of this booklet. We advise you to consider the fund's objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other important information about the fund. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest.

Investments in mutual funds involve risk. Some funds have more risk than others. While the fund seeks to closely track the characteristics and performance of the S&P 500 index, important differences between the two exist. The index is not available for direct investment, and there are no fees or expenses associated with the index's performance. As with most other mutual funds, this Scudder fund has fees and expenses. The S&P 500 index and the fund include stocks from many industries. Index and fund composition change periodically as companies are added or dropped, and prices of stocks in the index fluctuate. Please read this fund's prospectus for specific details regarding its risk profile.

Scudder Investments is part of Deutsche Asset Management, which is the marketing name in the US for the asset management activities of Deutsche Bank AG, Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc., Deutsche Asset Management Inc., Deutsche Asset Management Investment Services Ltd., Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas and Scudder Trust Company.

Fund shares are not FDIC-insured and are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, any bank. Fund shares involve investment risk, including possible loss of principal.

"Standard & Poor's", "S&P 500," "Standard & Poor's 500" and "500" are trademarks of the McGraw-Hill Companies Inc., and have been licensed for use by the fund's advisor or its affiliates. The product is not sponsored, endorsed, sold, or promoted by Standard & Poor's and Standard & Poor's makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the product.

Performance Summary February 28, 2005

 

All performance shown is historical, assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains, and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value fluctuate with changing market conditions so that, when redeemed, shares may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Please visit scudder.com for the Fund's most recent month-end performance.

The maximum sales charge for Class A shares is 4.5%. For Class B shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) is 4% within the first year after purchase, declining to 0% after six years. Class C shares have no adjustment for front-end sales charges but redemptions within one year of purchase may be subject to a CDSC of 1%. Unadjusted returns do not reflect sales charges and would have been lower if they had.

To discourage short-term trading, shareholders redeeming shares held less than 15 days will have a lower total return due to the effect of the 2% short-term redemption fee.

Returns and rankings during all periods shown reflect a fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement. Without this waiver/reimbursement returns and rankings would have been lower.

Performance figures do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Returns and rankings may differ by share class.

Average Annual Total Returns (Unadjusted for Sales Charge) as of 2/28/05

Scudder S&P 500 Stock Fund

6-Month*

1-Year

3-Year

Life of Fund*

Class A

9.47%

6.27%

3.87%

-3.91%

Class B

9.04%

5.66%

3.08%

-4.62%

Class C

9.07%

5.24%

2.99%

-4.67%

S&P 500 Index+

9.99%

6.98%

4.64%

-2.86%

Sources: Lipper Inc. and Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc.

* Total returns shown for periods less than one year are not annualized.

* The Fund commenced operations on April 3, 2000. Index returns begin March 31, 2000..

Net Asset Value and Distribution Information

 

Class A

Class B

Class C

Net Asset Value:

2/28/05

$ 7.54

$ 7.47

$ 7.44

8/31/04

$ 6.97

$ 6.87

$ 6.87

Distribution Information:

Six Months:

Income Dividends as of 2/28/05

$ .10

$ .04

$ .04

Class A Lipper Rankings — S&P 500 Index Objective Funds Category as of 2/28/05

Period

Rank

 

Number of Funds Tracked

Percentile Ranking

1-Year

116

of

173

67

3-Year

113

of

154

73

Source: Lipper Inc. Rankings are historical and do not guarantee future results. Rankings are based on total return unadjusted for sales charges with distributions reinvested. If sales charges had been included, results might have been less favorable. Rankings are for Class A shares; other share classes may vary.

Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment (Adjusted for Maximum Sales Charge)

[] Scudder S&P 500 Stock Fund — Class A

[] S&P 500 Index+

ssp_g10k1A0

Yearly periods ended February 28

The Fund's growth of an assumed $10,000 investment is adjusted for the maximum sales charge of 4.50%. This results in a net initial investment of $9,550.

Comparative Results (Adjusted for Maximum Sales Charge) as of 2/28/05

Scudder S&P 500 Stock Fund

1-Year

3-Year

Life of Fund*

Class A

Growth of $10,000

$10,149

$10,702

$7,852

Average annual total return

1.49%

2.29%

-4.81%

Class B

Growth of $10,000

$10,266

$10,751

$7,770

Average annual total return

2.66%

2.44%

-5.01%

Class C

Growth of $10,000

$10,524

$10,925

$7,909

Average annual total return

5.24%

2.99%

-4.67%

S&P 500 Index+

Growth of $10,000

$10,698

$11,458

$8,669

Average annual total return

6.98%

4.64%

-2.86%

The growth of $10,000 is cumulative.

* The Fund commenced operations on April 3, 2000. Index returns begin March 31, 2000.

+ The Standard & Poor's 500 (S&P 500) Index is an unmanaged capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks. The index is designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike Fund returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. It is not possible to invest directly into an index.

Information About Your Fund's Expenses

 

ssp_top_margin2As an investor of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: ongoing expenses and transaction costs. Ongoing expenses include management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. Examples of transaction costs include sales charges (loads), redemption fees and account maintenance fees, which are not shown in this section. The following tables are intended to help you understand your ongoing expenses (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to help you compare these expenses with the ongoing expenses of investing in other mutual funds. In the most recent six-month period, the Fund limited these expenses; had it not done so, expenses would have been higher. The tables are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the six-month period ended February 28, 2005.

The tables illustrate your Fund's expenses in two ways:

Actual Fund Return. This helps you estimate the actual dollar amount of ongoing expenses (but not transaction costs) paid on a $1,000 investment in the Fund using the Fund's actual return during the period. To estimate the expenses you paid over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the "Expenses Paid per $1,000" line under the share class you hold.

Hypothetical 5% Fund Return. This helps you to compare your Fund's ongoing expenses (but not transaction costs) with those of other mutual funds using the Fund's actual expense ratio and a hypothetical rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. Examples using a 5% hypothetical fund return may be found in the shareholder reports of other mutual funds. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period.

Please note that the expenses shown in these tables are meant to highlight your ongoing expenses only and do not reflect any transaction costs. The "Expenses Paid per $1,000" line of the tables is useful in comparing ongoing expenses only and will not help you determine the relative total expense of owning different funds. If these transaction costs had been included, your costs would have been higher.

Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment for the six months ended February 28, 2005

Actual Fund Return

Class A

Class B

Class C

Beginning Account Value 9/1/04

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,000.00

Ending Account Value 2/28/05

$ 1,094.70

$ 1,090.40

$ 1,090.70

Expenses Paid per $1,000*

$ 3.43

$ 7.31

$ 7.31

Hypothetical 5% Fund Return

Class A

Class B

Class C

Beginning Account Value 9/1/04

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,000.00

Ending Account Value 2/28/05

$ 1,021.52

$ 1,017.80

$ 1,017.80

Expenses Paid per $1,000*

$ 3.31

$ 7.05

$ 7.05

* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio for each share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period, then divided by 365.

Annualized Expense Ratios

Class A

Class B

Class C

Scudder S&P 500 Stock Fund

.66%

1.41%

1.41%

For more information, please refer to the Fund's prospectus.

Portfolio Summary February 28, 2005

 

Asset Allocation (Excludes Securities Lending Collateral)

2/28/05

8/31/04

 

Common Stocks

99%

99%

Cash Equivalents

1%

1%

 

100%

100%

Sector Diversification (As a % of Common Stocks)

2/28/05

8/31/04

 

Financials

20%

21%

Information Technology

15%

15%

Health Care

13%

13%

Industrials

12%

12%

Consumer Discretionary

11%

11%

Consumer Staples

11%

11%

Energy

9%

7%

Materials

3%

3%

Utilities

3%

3%

Telecommunication Services

3%

4%

 

100%

100%

Asset allocation and sector diversification are subject to change.

 

 

Ten Largest Equity Holdings at February 28, 2005 (21.4% of Net Assets)

1. ExxonMobil Corp.

Explorer and producer of oil and gas

3.6%

2. General Electric Co.

Industrial conglomerate

3.3%

3. Microsoft Corp.

Developer of computer software

2.4%

4. Citigroup, Inc.

Provider of diversified financial services

2.2%

5. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Operator of discount stores

1.9%

6. Pfizer, Inc.

Manufacturer of prescription pharmaceuticals and non-prescription self-medications

1.7%

7. Johnson & Johnson

Provider of health care products

1.7%

8. Bank of America Corp.

Provider of commercial banking services

1.7%

9. American International Group, Inc.

Provider of insurance services

1.5%

10. International Business Machine Corp.

Manufacturer of computers and provider of information processing services

1.4%

Portfolio holdings are subject to change.

For more complete details about the Fund's investment portfolio, see page 9. A quarterly Fact Sheet is available upon request. Information concerning portfolio holdings of the Fund as of month end will be posted to scudder.com on the 15th of the following month. Please see the Account Management Resources section for contact information.

Following the Fund's fiscal first and third quarter-end, a complete portfolio holdings listing is filed with the SEC on Form N-Q. This form will be available on the SEC's Web site at www.sec.gov, and it also may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330.

Investment Portfolio as of February 28, 2005 (Unaudited)

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Shares

Value ($)

 

 

Common Stocks 98.6%

Consumer Discretionary 11.2%

Auto Components 0.2%

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.

801

15,499

Dana Corp.

1,613

23,259

Delphi Corp.

6,081

41,777

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.*

1,901

27,488

Johnson Controls, Inc.

2,028

119,855

Visteon Corp.

1,381

9,267

237,145

Automobiles 0.5%

Ford Motor Co.

19,655

248,636

General Motors Corp.

5,993

213,770

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

3,085

190,900

653,306

Distributors 0.1%

Genuine Parts Co.

1,886

81,626

Hotels Restaurants & Leisure 1.5%

Carnival Corp.

6,830

371,415

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

1,687

45,212

Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. (d)

1,207

79,167

Hilton Hotels Corp.

4,113

86,620

International Game Technology

3,660

111,484

Marriott International, Inc. "A"

2,394

153,455

McDonald's Corp.

13,479

445,885

Starbucks Corp.*

4,295

222,524

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

2,213

126,672

Wendy's International, Inc.

1,224

46,328

YUM! Brands, Inc.

3,189

155,560

1,844,322

Household Durables 0.6%

Black & Decker Corp.

851

70,565

Centex Corp.

1,342

85,338

Fortune Brands, Inc.

1,481

119,961

KB Home

506

63,149

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

2,081

57,581

Maytag Corp.

916

13,960

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.

2,975

66,313

Pulte Homes, Inc.

1,360

106,107

Snap-on, Inc.

625

20,687

The Stanley Works

839

38,804

Whirlpool Corp.

692

44,115

686,580

Internet & Catalog Retail 0.5%

eBay, Inc.*

14,144

605,929

Leisure Equipment & Products 0.2%

Brunswick Corp.

1,015

47,340

Eastman Kodak Co.

3,007

102,208

Hasbro, Inc.

1,892

39,959

Mattel, Inc.

4,456

93,219

282,726

Media 3.8%

Clear Channel Communications, Inc.

6,174

205,471

Comcast Corp. "A"*

23,803

774,788

Dow Jones & Co., Inc.

885

32,833

Gannett Co., Inc.

2,739

215,696

Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.*

4,597

60,405

Knight-Ridder, Inc.

866

56,723

McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

1,975

181,404

Meredith Corp.

544

24,964

New York Times Co. "A"

1,525

55,906

News Corp. "A"

28,000

465,920

Omnicom Group, Inc.

1,960

178,497

Time Warner, Inc.*

49,059

845,286

Tribune Co.

3,379

137,627

Univision Communications, Inc. "A"*

3,413

90,069

Viacom, Inc. "B"

18,264

637,414

Walt Disney Co.

21,899

611,858

4,574,861

Multiline Retail 1.1%

Big Lots, Inc.*

1,268

14,798

Dillard's, Inc. "A"

914

21,296

Dollar General Corp.

3,554

75,451

Family Dollar Stores, Inc.

1,766

58,137

Federated Department Stores, Inc.

1,760

99,352

J.C. Penny Co., Inc.

3,060

136,139

Kohl's Corp.*

3,686

176,449

May Department Stores Co.

3,129

107,982

Nordstrom, Inc.

1,490

80,102

Sears, Roebuck & Co.

2,217

110,695

Target Corp.

9,581

486,907

1,367,308

Specialty Retail 2.3%

AutoNation, Inc.*

2,800

54,684

AutoZone, Inc.*

846

81,977

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.*

3,235

121,377

Best Buy Co., Inc.

3,420

184,748

Circuit City Stores, Inc.

2,083

32,557

Home Depot, Inc.

23,555

942,671

Limited Brands

4,401

104,656

Lowe's Companies, Inc.

8,325

489,344

Office Depot, Inc.*

3,367

64,815

OfficeMax, Inc.

1,046

33,022

RadioShack Corp.

1,679

49,631

Sherwin-Williams Co.

1,480

65,564

Staples, Inc.

5,314

167,497

The Gap, Inc.

9,412

200,758

Tiffany & Co.

1,590

47,939

TJX Companies, Inc.

5,156

125,910

Toys "R" Us, Inc.*

2,314

52,921

2,820,071

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 0.4%

Coach, Inc.*

2,000

111,060

Jones Apparel Group, Inc.

1,270

40,348

Liz Claiborne, Inc.

1,183

50,041

NIKE, Inc. "B"

2,753

239,373

Reebok International Ltd.

638

28,174

VF Corp.

1,172

70,039

539,035

Consumer Staples 10.6%

Beverages 2.3%

Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.

8,433

400,146

Brown-Forman Corp. "B"

1,316

66,985

Coca-Cola Co.

25,910

1,108,948

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

5,075

108,351

Molson Coors Brewing Co. "B"

842

58,544

Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.

2,715

73,902

PepsiCo, Inc.

18,041

971,688

2,788,564

Food & Staples Retailing 3.2%

Albertsons, Inc.

3,978

89,067

Costco Wholesale Corp.

4,966

231,366

CVS Corp.

4,297

214,120

Kroger Co.*

7,877

141,707

Safeway, Inc.*

4,795

88,228

SUPERVALU, Inc.

1,457

46,289

Sysco Corp.

6,890

237,154

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

45,415

2,343,868

Walgreen Co.

10,911

467,318

3,859,117

Food Products 1.3%

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

7,025

169,302

Campbell Soup Co.

4,457

123,459

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

5,521

150,834

General Mills, Inc.

3,864

202,358

H.J. Heinz Co.

3,817

143,672

Hershey Foods Corp.

2,622

165,186

Kellogg Co.

4,471

196,724

McCormick & Co, Inc.

1,489

56,567

Sara Lee Corp.

8,377

187,645

William Wrigley Jr. Co.

2,438

162,273

1,558,020

Household Products 1.8%

Clorox Co.

1,567

94,083

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

5,674

300,268

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

5,237

345,537

Procter & Gamble Co.

27,191

1,443,570

2,183,458

Personal Products 0.6%

Alberto-Culver Co. "B"

976

51,016

Avon Products, Inc.

5,004

214,021

Gillette Co.

10,617

533,504

798,541

Tobacco 1.4%

Altria Group, Inc.

22,001

1,444,366

Reynolds American, Inc.

1,536

125,875

UST, Inc.

1,778

97,168

1,667,409

Energy 8.7%

Energy Equipment & Services 1.1%

Baker Hughes, Inc.

3,630

171,626

BJ Services Co.

1,726

86,231

Halliburton Co.

5,386

236,822

Nabors Industries Ltd.*

1,589

91,209

Noble Corp.*

1,456

83,094

Rowan Companies, Inc.

1,129

35,767

Schlumberger Ltd.

6,268

472,920

Transocean, Inc.*

3,468

168,129

1,345,798

Oil & Gas 7.6%

Amerada Hess Corp.

1,004

100,802

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

2,630

202,142

Apache Corp.

3,512

220,835

Ashland, Inc.

754

49,229

Burlington Resources, Inc.

4,196

208,247

ChevronTexaco Corp.

22,694

1,408,843

ConocoPhillips

7,417

822,471

Devon Energy Corp.

5,142

240,594

El Paso Corp.

6,949

85,681

EOG Resources, Inc.

1,291

117,636

ExxonMobil Corp.

69,066

4,372,568

Kerr-McGee Corp.

1,631

126,663

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

1,347

107,989

Marathon Oil Corp.

3,789

179,371

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

4,184

294,010

Sunoco, Inc.

737

73,037

Unocal Corp.

2,789

150,885

Valero Energy Corp.

2,800

199,472

Williams Companies, Inc.

5,949

112,020

XTO Energy, Inc.

2,800

127,456

9,199,951

Financials 19.9%

Banks 6.3%

AmSouth Bancorp.

4,006

100,070

Bank of America Corp.

43,300

2,019,945

BB&T Corp.

5,874

229,967

Comerica, Inc.

1,834

104,685

Compass Bancshares, Inc.

1,000

45,410

Fifth Third Bancorp.

6,366

285,006

First Horizon National Corp.

1,300

55,315

Golden West Financial Corp.

3,394

210,055

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

2,687

60,511

KeyCorp.

4,465

147,345

M&T Bank Corp.

1,200

118,812

Marshall & Ilsley Corp.

2,368

95,880

National City Corp.

7,291

260,799

North Fork Bancorp., Inc.

5,000

144,050

PNC Financial Services Group

3,006

158,236

Regions Financial Corp.

5,004

161,429

Sovereign Bancorp, Inc.

3,503

80,359

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

3,959

286,790

Synovus Financial Corp.

3,373

91,611

US Bancorp.

20,014

595,416

Wachovia Corp.

17,164

909,863

Washington Mutual, Inc.

9,338

391,822

Wells Fargo & Co.

18,144

1,077,391

Zions Bancorp.

929

61,407

7,692,174

Capital Markets 2.8%

Bank of New York Co., Inc.

8,289

250,742

Bear Stearns Companies, Inc.

1,213

120,694

Charles Schwab Corp.

14,407

151,274

E*TRADE Financial Corp.*

4,068

53,982

Federated Investors, Inc. "B"

1,178

34,798

Franklin Resources, Inc.

2,704

189,794

Janus Capital Group, Inc.

2,609

36,604

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

2,906

264,969

Mellon Financial Corp.

4,564

130,896

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

9,999

585,741

Morgan Stanley

11,692

660,247

Northern Trust Corp.

2,056

86,866

State Street Corp.

3,626

159,000

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

1,364

83,736

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

5,240

570,112

3,379,455

Consumer Finance 1.3%

American Express Co.

13,445

728,047

Capital One Financial Corp.

2,603

199,598

MBNA Corp.

13,652

346,351

Providian Financial Corp.*

3,146

53,954

SLM Corp.

4,661

227,457

1,555,407

Diversified Financial Services 4.7%

CIT Group, Inc.

2,200

88,770

Citigroup, Inc.

55,529

2,649,844

Countrywide Financial Corp.

6,188

215,033

Fannie Mae

10,334

604,126

Freddie Mac

7,364

456,568

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

38,176

1,395,333

MGIC Investment Corp.

1,072

67,257

Moody's Corp.

1,613

135,347

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

3,278

127,907

5,740,185

Insurance 4.3%

ACE Ltd.

3,100

137,826

AFLAC, Inc.

5,360

205,449

Allstate Corp.

7,328

393,367

Ambac Financial Group, Inc.

1,111

86,414

American International Group, Inc.

27,885

1,862,718

Aon Corp.

3,342

81,912

Chubb Corp.

2,088

165,182

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

1,850

82,751

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

3,159

227,290

Jefferson-Pilot Corp.

1,429

69,964

Lincoln National Corp.

1,930

90,420

Loews Corp.

2,019

143,914

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

5,631

183,852

MBIA, Inc.

1,491

87,373

MetLife, Inc.

7,941

325,899

Progressive Corp.

2,125

185,087

Prudential Financial, Inc.

5,460

311,220

Safeco Corp.

1,329

63,380

The St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc.

7,214

276,440

Torchmark Corp.

1,127

58,728

UnumProvident Corp.

3,210

54,313

XL Capital Ltd. "A"

1,475

110,625

5,204,124

Real Estate 0.5%

Apartment Investment & Management Co. "A" (REIT)

1,014

38,796

Archstone-Smith Trust (REIT)

2,100

71,043

Equity Office Properties Trust (REIT)

4,334

130,757

Equity Residential (REIT)

3,020

99,086

Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc. (REIT)

1,986

74,574

ProLogis (REIT)

1,964

78,089

Simon Property Group, Inc. (REIT)

2,374

147,093

639,438

Health Care 12.5%

Biotechnology 1.2%

Amgen, Inc.*

13,585

836,972

Applera Corp. — Applied Biosystems Group

2,131

43,771

Biogen Idec, Inc.*

3,552

137,285

Chiron Corp.*

2,033

72,334

Genzyme Corp.*

2,630

147,516

Gilead Sciences, Inc.*

4,660

161,003

MedImmune, Inc.*

2,684

64,631

1,463,512

Health Care Equipment & Supplies 2.2%

Bausch & Lomb, Inc.

568

40,209

Baxter International, Inc.

6,616

235,927

Becton, Dickinson & Co.

2,740

164,044

Biomet, Inc.

2,673

112,854

Boston Scientific Corp.*

8,981

293,319

C.R. Bard, Inc.

1,124

74,746

Fisher Scientific International, Inc.*

1,300

78,845

Guidant Corp.

3,377

247,838

Hospira, Inc.*

1,695

50,172

Medtronic, Inc.

12,942

674,537

Millipore Corp.*

529

23,942

PerkinElmer, Inc.

1,375

30,497

St. Jude Medical, Inc.*

3,840

150,144

Stryker Corp.

4,326

214,829

Thermo Electron Corp.*

1,696

46,572

Waters Corp.*

1,316

64,287

Zimmer Holdings, Inc.*

2,622

225,230

2,727,992

Health Care Providers & Services 2.4%

Aetna, Inc.

1,562

228,083

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

1,117

66,908

Cardinal Health, Inc.

4,616

270,267

Caremark Rx, Inc.*

4,841

185,313

CIGNA Corp.

1,428

129,662

Express Scripts, Inc.*

841

63,319

HCA, Inc.

4,496

212,256

Health Management Associates, Inc. "A"

2,634

60,503

Humana, Inc.*

1,757

58,455

IMS Health, Inc.

2,496

60,778

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*

1,500

71,835

Manor Care, Inc.

869

29,607

McKesson Corp.

3,155

117,808

Medco Health Solutions, Inc.*

2,930

130,151

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

1,123

111,626

Tenet Healthcare Corp.*

5,039

54,976

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

6,982

636,479

WellPoint, Inc.*

3,180

388,151

2,876,177

Pharmaceuticals 6.7%

Abbott Laboratories

16,651

765,779

Allergan, Inc.

1,423

106,981

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

20,844

521,725

Eli Lilly & Co.

12,083

676,648

Forest Laboratories, Inc.*

3,887

165,975

Johnson & Johnson

31,775

2,084,440

King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

2,656

25,365

Merck & Co., Inc.

23,715

751,766

Mylan Laboratories, Inc.

2,900

51,040

Pfizer, Inc.

80,692

2,121,393

Schering-Plough Corp.

15,731

298,102

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

1,117

35,454

Wyeth

14,239

581,236

8,185,904

Industrials 11.4%

Aerospace & Defense 2.1%

Boeing Co.

9,033

496,544

General Dynamics Corp.

2,149

226,397

Goodrich Corp.

1,275

47,213

Honeywell International, Inc.

9,211

349,742

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

1,200

86,520

Lockheed Martin Corp.

4,688

277,623

Northrop Grumman Corp.

3,924

207,580

Raytheon Co.

4,845

185,273

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

1,935

89,107

United Technologies Corp.

5,487

548,041

2,514,040

Air Freight & Logistics 1.1%

FedEx Corp.

3,235

316,318

Ryder System, Inc.

703

29,850

United Parcel Service, Inc. "B"

12,028

932,050

1,278,218

Airlines 0.1%

Delta Air Lines, Inc.* (d)

1,422

6,598

Southwest Airlines Co.

8,394

116,257

122,855

Building Products 0.2%

American Standard Companies, Inc.*

2,349

107,584

Masco Corp.

4,805

162,025

269,609

Commercial Services & Supplies 1.0%

Allied Waste Industries, Inc.*

3,376

27,751

Apollo Group, Inc. "A"*

1,976

145,513

Avery Dennison Corp.

1,198

72,719

Cendant Corp.

11,224

248,275

Cintas Corp.

1,854

81,168

Equifax, Inc.

1,408

42,789

H&R Block, Inc.

1,733

92,369

Monster Worldwide, Inc.*

1,225

35,341

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

2,532

116,117

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.

2,323

77,147

Robert Half International, Inc.

1,856

54,139

Waste Management, Inc.

6,153

179,914

1,173,242

Construction & Engineering 0.0%

Fluor Corp.

889

55,785

Electrical Equipment 0.4%

American Power Conversion Corp.

2,053

45,207

Cooper Industries, Ltd. "A"

998

69,231

Emerson Electric Co.

4,472

296,583

Power-One, Inc.*

1,003

5,838

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

1,927

119,763

536,622

Industrial Conglomerates 4.5%

3M Co.

8,396

704,760

General Electric Co.

113,261

3,986,787

Textron, Inc.

1,467

113,473

Tyco International Ltd.

21,482

719,217

5,524,237

Machinery 1.5%

Caterpillar, Inc.

3,665

348,358

Cummins, Inc.

464

34,062

Danaher Corp.

3,336

180,711

Deere & Co.

2,696

191,713

Dover Corp.

2,213

85,577

Eaton Corp.

1,648

114,948

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

3,140

281,815

Ingersoll-Rand Co. "A"

1,801

151,734

ITT Industries, Inc.

1,009

88,742

Navistar International Corp.*

747

29,477

PACCAR, Inc.

1,892

142,392

Pall Corp.

1,307

35,380

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

1,298

85,408

1,770,317

Road & Rail 0.5%

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.

4,033

202,739

CSX Corp.

2,320

95,839

Norfolk Southern Corp.

4,239

152,138

Union Pacific Corp.

2,805

177,977

628,693

Trading Companies & Distributors 0.0%

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

917

57,569

Information Technology 15.1%

Communications Equipment 2.4%

ADC Telecommunications, Inc.*

8,563

19,695

Andrew Corp.*

1,722

20,836

Avaya, Inc.*

4,903

68,642

CIENA Corp.*

6,149

12,175

Cisco Systems, Inc.*

70,510

1,228,284

Comverse Technologies, Inc.*

2,091

48,532

Corning, Inc.*

15,013

172,199

JDS Uniphase Corp.*

15,989

30,379

Lucent Technologies, Inc.*

47,348

145,358

Motorola, Inc.

26,076

408,350

QUALCOMM, Inc.

17,558

634,020

Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.

1,654

51,109

Tellabs, Inc.*

5,103

36,180

2,875,759

Computers & Peripherals 3.8%

Apple Computer, Inc.*

8,616

386,514

Dell, Inc.*

26,631

1,067,637

EMC Corp.*

25,719

325,603

Gateway, Inc.*

4,060

19,082

Hewlett-Packard Co.

32,374

673,379

International Business Machines Corp.

17,891

1,656,349

Lexmark International, Inc. "A"*

1,393

111,621

NCR Corp.*

2,052

80,007

Network Appliance, Inc.*

3,841

115,268

QLogic Corp.*

1,027

41,378

Sun Microsystems, Inc.*

36,034

152,063

4,628,901

Electronic Equipment & Instruments 0.3%

Agilent Technologies, Inc.*

5,255

126,120

Jabil Circuit, Inc.*

2,168

55,739

Molex, Inc.

2,064

51,868

Sanmina-SCI Corp.*

5,625

31,219

Solectron Corp.*

10,268

50,827

Symbol Technologies, Inc.

2,607

46,222

Tektronix, Inc.

919

26,578

388,573

Internet Software & Services 0.4%

Yahoo!, Inc.*

14,722

475,079

IT Consulting & Services 1.0%

Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. "A"*

1,375

71,088

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

6,295

270,433

Computer Sciences Corp.*

2,034

94,032

Convergys Corp.*

1,553

23,279

Electronic Data Systems Corp.

5,508

117,320

First Data Corp.

8,922

365,980

Fiserv, Inc.*

2,110

80,053

Paychex, Inc.

3,993

127,497

Sabre Holdings Corp.

1,413

29,786

SunGard Data Systems, Inc.*

3,115

81,333

Unisys Corp.*

3,697

28,393

1,289,194

Office Electronics 0.1%

Xerox Corp.*

10,248

159,869

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 3.1%

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*

4,179

72,924

Altera Corp.*

4,006

83,084

Analog Devices, Inc.

4,052

148,789

Applied Materials, Inc.*

18,229

319,008

Applied Micro Circuits Corp.*

3,569

12,313

Broadcom Corp. "A"*

3,583

115,552

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. "B"*

4,178

80,134

Intel Corp.

67,695

1,623,326

KLA-Tencor Corp.*

2,128

105,145

Linear Technology Corp.

3,285

128,312

LSI Logic Corp.*

4,209

26,853

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

3,456

148,677

Micron Technology, Inc.*

6,506

74,819

National Semiconductor Corp.

3,860

77,007

Novellus Systems, Inc.*

1,562

46,134

NVIDIA Corp.*

1,758

50,964

PMC-Sierra, Inc.*

1,973

19,631

Teradyne, Inc.*

2,074

31,981

Texas Instruments, Inc.

18,481

489,192

Xilinx, Inc.

3,738

112,888

3,766,733

Software 4.0%

Adobe Systems, Inc.

2,598

160,426

Autodesk, Inc.

2,446

72,695

BMC Software, Inc.*

2,364

35,342

Citrix Systems, Inc.*

1,779

40,028

Computer Associates International, Inc.

6,238

168,987

Compuware Corp.*

4,168

28,176

Electronic Arts, Inc.*

3,241

209,012

Intuit, Inc.*

2,005

85,814

Mercury Interactive Corp.*

889

40,787

Microsoft Corp.

116,426

2,931,607

Novell, Inc.*

4,081

21,384

Oracle Corp.*

54,924

709,069

Parametric Technology Corp.*

2,178

12,524

Siebel Systems, Inc.*

5,475

46,702

Symantec Corp.*

7,594

167,144

VERITAS Software Corp.*

4,545

110,080

4,839,777

Materials 3.2%

Chemicals 1.8%

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

2,464

154,296

Dow Chemical Co.

10,103

557,180

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

10,618

565,939

Eastman Chemical Co.

839

48,444

Ecolab, Inc.

2,789

88,439

Engelhard Corp.

1,360

41,140

Great Lakes Chemical Corp.

549

14,658

Hercules, Inc.*

1,202

17,237

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

1,015

41,909

Monsanto Co.

2,779

163,350

PPG Industries, Inc.

1,856

133,539

Praxair, Inc.

3,425

153,543

Rohm & Haas Co.

2,414

116,282

Sigma-Aldrich Corp.

752

46,331

2,142,287

Construction Materials 0.0%

Vulcan Materials Co.

1,103

63,819

Containers & Packaging 0.2%

Ball Corp.

1,222

54,257

Bemis Co., Inc.

1,152

34,376

Pactiv Corp.*

1,646

37,216

Sealed Air Corp.*

921

48,141

Temple-Inland, Inc.

593

47,558

221,548

Metals & Mining 0.7%

Alcoa, Inc.

9,335

299,840

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.

974

23,970

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. "B"

1,866

78,036

Newmont Mining Corp.

4,777

215,061

Nucor Corp.

1,698

105,853

Phelps Dodge Corp.

1,006

107,089

United States Steel Corp.

1,227

76,516

906,365

Paper & Forest Products 0.5%

Georgia-Pacific Corp.

2,750

98,478

International Paper Co.

5,209

194,556

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

1,148

30,158

MeadWestvaco Corp.

2,180

68,365

Weyerhaeuser Co.

2,583

172,880

564,437

Telecommunication Services 3.0%

Diversified Telecommunication Services 2.7%

ALLTEL Corp.

3,283

187,788

AT&T Corp.

8,542

165,971

BellSouth Corp.

19,656

507,125

CenturyTel, Inc.

1,463

49,215

Citizens Communications Co.

3,400

45,356

Qwest Communications International, Inc.*

19,481

75,976

SBC Communications, Inc.

35,488

853,486

Sprint Corp.

15,736

372,628

Verizon Communications, Inc.

29,639

1,066,115

3,323,660

Wireless Telecommunication Services 0.3%

Nextel Communications, Inc. "A"*

11,920

350,806

Utilities 3.0%

Electric Utilities 2.0%

Allegheny Energy, Inc.*

1,527

28,906

Ameren Corp.

2,072

106,646

American Electric Power Co.

4,282

143,019

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

3,318

39,750

Cinergy Corp.

1,931

78,109

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

2,650

113,287

DTE Energy Co.

1,831

80,967

Edison International

3,532

114,719

Entergy Corp.

2,381

164,575

Exelon Corp.

7,038

319,244

FirstEnergy Corp.

3,576

147,474

FPL Group, Inc.

1,999

158,621

PG&E Corp.*

4,342

152,752

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

1,000

41,750

PPL Corp.

2,022

110,280

Progress Energy, Inc.

2,657

115,154

Southern Co.

8,024

257,731

TECO Energy, Inc.

2,179

34,624

TXU Corp.

2,568

195,810

Xcel Energy, Inc.

4,324

76,621

2,480,039

Gas Utilities 0.1%

KeySpan Corp.

1,724

68,184

Nicor, Inc.

477

17,787

NiSource, Inc.

2,945

66,675

Peoples Energy Corp.

404

17,283

169,929

Multi-Utilities 0.9%

AES Corp.*

6,951

116,360

Calpine Corp.* (d)

5,680

18,801

CMS Energy Corp.*

1,847

22,423

Constellation Energy Group, Inc.

1,914

98,514

Dominion Resources, Inc.

3,517

253,329

Duke Energy Corp.

10,239

276,351

Dynegy, Inc. "A"*

3,927

16,336

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

2,561

139,702

Sempra Energy

2,463

98,520

1,040,336

Total Common Stocks (Cost $102,981,305)

120,176,433

 

Principal Amount ($)

Value ($)

 

 

US Government Backed 0.2%

US Treasury Bill, 2.182%**, 3/24/2005 (f) (Cost $234,679)

235,000

234,679

 

Shares

Value ($)

 

 

Securities Lending Collateral 0.1%

Daily Assets Fund Institutional, 2.57% (c) (e) (Cost $86,800)

86,800

86,800

 

Cash Equivalents 1.1%

Scudder Cash Management QP Trust, 2.49% (b)

(Cost $1,417,107)

1,417,107

1,417,107

 

% of Net Assets

Value ($)

 

 

Total Investment Portfolio (Cost $104,719,891) (a)

100.0

121,915,019

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net

0.0

(24,596)

Net Assets

100.0

121,890,423

* Non-income producing security.

** Annualized yield at time of purchase; not a coupon rate.

(a) The cost for federal income tax purposes was $104,717,719. At February 28, 2005, net unrealized appreciation for all securities based on tax cost was $17,197,300. This consisted of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all securities in which there was an excess of value over tax cost of $25,146,507 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all securities in which there was an excess of tax cost over value of $7,949,207.

(b) Scudder Cash Management QP Trust is managed by Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

(c) Daily Assets Fund Institutional, an affiliated fund, is managed by Deutsche Asset Management Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

(d) All or a portion of these securities were on loan (see Notes to Financial Statements). The value of all securities loaned at February 28, 2005 amounted to $83,458, which is 0.1% of net assets.

(e) Represents collateral held in connection with securities lending.

(f) At February 28, 2005, this security has been pledged, in whole or in part, to cover initial margin requirements for open futures contracts.

At February 28, 2005, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:

Futures

Expiration Date

Contracts

Aggregate Face Value ($)

Value ($)

Unrealized Appreciation ($)

S&P Mini 500 Index

3/18/2005

32

1,918,297

1,926,400

8,103

REIT: Real Estate Investment Trust

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

Financial Statements

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of February 28, 2005 (Unaudited) 

Assets

Investments:

Investments in securities, at value (cost $103,215,984) — including $83,458 of securities loaned

$ 120,411,112

Investment in Daily Assets Fund Institutional (cost $86,800)*

86,800

Investment in Scudder Cash Management QP Trust (cost $1,417,107)

1,417,107

Total investments in securities, at value (cost $104,719,891)

121,915,019

Cash

10,000

Dividends receivable

222,976

Receivable for Fund shares sold

164,989

Interest receivable

1,618

Due from Advisor

320,174

Other assets

21,935

Total assets

122,656,711

Liabilities

Payable upon return of securities loaned

86,800

Payable for daily variation margin on open futures contracts

12,800

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

490,478

Accrued management fee

43,426

Other accrued expenses and payables

132,784

Total liabilities

766,288

Net assets, at value

$ 121,890,423

Net Assets

Net assets consist of:

Undistributed net investment income

165,505

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

Investments

17,195,128

Futures

8,103

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

(18,354,190)

Paid-in capital

122,875,877

Net assets, at value

$ 121,890,423

* Represent collateral on securities loaned.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of February 28, 2005 (Unaudited)  (continued)

Net Asset Value

Class A

Net Asset Value and redemption price(a) per share ($94,157,067 ÷ 12,491,648 outstanding shares of beneficial interest, $.01 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized)

$ 7.54

Maximum offering price per share (100 ÷ 95.50 of $7.54)

$ 7.90

Class B

Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price(a) (subject to contingent deferred sales charge) per share ($14,828,287 ÷ 1,984,482 outstanding shares of beneficial interest, $.01 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized)

$ 7.47

Class C

Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price(a) (subject to contingent deferred sales charge) per share ($12,905,069 ÷ 1,734,656 outstanding shares of beneficial interest, $.01 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized)

$ 7.44

(a) Redemption price per share for shares held less than 15 days is equal to net asset value less a 2% redemption fee.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

Statement of Operations for the six months ended February 28, 2005 (Unaudited)

Investment Income

Income:

Dividends (net of foreign taxes withheld of $40)

$ 1,513,974

Interest — Scudder Cash Management QP Trust

17,033

Interest

2,066

Securities lending income, including income from Daily Assets Fund Institutional, net of borrower rebates

377

Total Income

1,533,450

Expenses:

Management fee

138,272

Distribution service fees

267,819

Custodian and accounting fees

90,717

Services to shareholders

254,875

Auditing

21,005

Legal

24,090

Trustees' fees and expenses

5,855

Reports to shareholders

16,290

Registration fees

21,549

Other

6,815

Total expenses before expense reductions

847,287

Expense reductions

(320,768)

Total expenses, after expense reductions

526,519

Net investment income (loss)

1,006,931

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Transactions

Net realized gain (loss) from:

Investments

(2,585,595)

Futures

195,809

 

(2,389,786)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) during the period on:

Investments

12,846,515

Futures

(4,642)

 

12,841,873

Net gain (loss) on investment transactions

10,452,087

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

$ 11,459,018

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

Six Months Ended February 28, 2005 (Unaudited)

Year Ended August 31, 2004

Operations:

Net investment income

$ 1,006,931

$ 940,267

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions

(2,389,786)

(2,028,258)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) during the period on investment transactions

12,841,873

11,140,482

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

11,459,018

10,052,491

Distributions to shareholders from:

Net investment income:

Class A

(1,341,806)

(571,559)

Class B

(95,855)

Class C

(80,106)

(20,834)

Fund share transactions:

Proceeds from shares sold

25,830,050

80,693,084

Reinvestment of distributions

1,507,783

591,503

Cost of shares redeemed

(36,637,959)

(64,859,877)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions

(9,300,126)

16,424,710

Increase (decrease) in net assets

641,125

25,884,808

Net assets at beginning of period

121,249,298

95,364,490

Net assets at end of period (including undistributed net investment income of $165,505 and $676,341, respectively)

$ 121,890,423

$ 121,249,298

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

Financial Highlights

 

Class A

Years Ended August 31,

2005a

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000b

Selected Per Share Data

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 6.97

$ 6.34

$ 5.75

$ 7.10

$ 9.59

$ 9.50

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income c

.06

.07

.05

.03

.03

.03

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

.61

.61

.57

(1.37)

(2.46)

.06

Total from investment operations

.67

.68

.62

(1.34)

(2.43)

.09

Less distribution from:

Net investment income

(.10)

(.05)

(.03)

(.01)

(.04)

Net realized gains on investment transactions

(.02)

Total distributions

(.10)

(.05)

(.03)

(.01)

(.06)

Net asset value, end of period

$ 7.54

$ 6.97

$ 6.34

$ 5.75

$ 7.10

$ 9.59

Total Return (%)d

9.47e**

10.90e

10.93

(18.87)

(25.46)e

.95e**

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

Net assets, end of period ($ millions)

94

92

69

51

45

22

Ratio of expenses before expense reductions (%)

1.14*

1.25

.92

1.00

1.62f

3.19*

Ratio of expenses after expense reductions (%)

.66*

.68

.92

1.00

1.03f

1.00*

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

1.78*

1.04

.89

.48

.41

.90*

Portfolio turnover rate (%)

4*

8

11

12

8

43*

a For the six months ended February 28, 2005 (Unaudited).

b For the period from April 3, 2000 (commencement of operations) to August 31, 2000.

c Based on average shares outstanding during the period.

d Total return does not reflect the effect of any sales charge.

e Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.

f The ratios of operating expenses excluding costs incurred in connection with a fund complex reorganization before and after expense reductions were 1.61% and 1.02%, respectively.

* Annualized

** Not annualized

 

Class B

Years Ended August 31,

2005a

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000b

Selected Per Share Data

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 6.87

$ 6.25

$ 5.68

$ 7.06

$ 9.57

$ 9.50

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income (loss)c

.04

.02

.01

(.02)

(.03)

.00

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

.60

.60

.56

(1.36)

(2.46)

.07

Total from investment operations

.64

.62

.57

(1.38)

(2.49)

.07

Less distribution from:

Net investment income

(.04)

Net realized gains on investment transactions

(.02)

Total distributions

(.04)

(.02)

Net asset value, end of period

$ 7.47

$ 6.87

$ 6.25

$ 5.68

$ 7.06

$ 9.57

Total Return (%)d

9.04e**

9.92e

10.04

(19.55)

(26.04)e

.74e**

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

Net assets, end of period ($ millions)

15

16

14

13

14

3

Ratio of expenses before expense reductions (%)

2.08*

2.15

1.72

1.80

2.64f

4.18*

Ratio of expenses after expense reductions (%)

1.41*

1.43

1.72

1.80

1.81f

1.75*

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

1.03*

.29

.09

(.32)

(.38)

.09*

Portfolio turnover rate (%)

4*

8

11

12

8

43*

a For the six months ended February 28, 2005 (Unaudited).

b For the period from April 3, 2000 (commencement of operations) to August 31, 2000.

c Based on average shares outstanding during the period.

d Total return does not reflect the effect of any sales charge.

e Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.

f The ratios of operating expenses excluding costs incurred in connection with a fund complex reorganization before and after expense reductions were 2.64% and 1.80%, respectively.

* Annualized

** Not annualized

 

Class C

Years Ended August 31,

2005a

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000b

Selected Per Share Data

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 6.87

$ 6.26

$ 5.68

$ 7.06

$ 9.57

$ 9.50

Income (loss) from investment operations:

Net investment income (loss)c

.04

.02

.01

(.02)

(.03)

.00

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

.57

.60

.57

(1.36)

(2.46)

.07

Total from investment operations

.61

.62

.58

(1.38)

(2.49)

.07

Less distribution from:

Net investment income

(.04)

(.01)

Net realized gains on investment transactions

(.02)

Total distributions

(.04)

(.01)

(.02)

Net asset value, end of period

$ 7.44

$ 6.87

$ 6.26

$ 5.68

$ 7.06

$ 9.57

Total Return (%)d

9.07e**

9.76e

10.21

(19.55)

(26.04)e

.74e**

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data

Net assets, end of period ($ millions)

13

13

12

8

5

2

Ratio of expenses before expense reductions (%)

1.98*

2.08

1.69

1.77

2.67f

4.13*

Ratio of expenses after expense reductions (%)

1.41*

1.44

1.69

1.77

1.80f

1.75*

Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)

1.03*

.29

.12

(.29)

(.36)

.09*

Portfolio turnover rate (%)

4*

8

11

12

8

43*

a For the six months ended February 28, 2005 (Unaudited).

b For the period from April 3, 2000 (commencement of operations) to August 31, 2000.

c Based on average shares outstanding during the period.

d Total return does not reflect the effect of any sales charge.

e Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.

f The ratios of operating expenses excluding costs incurred in connection with a fund complex reorganization before and after expense reductions were 2.66% and 1.79%, respectively.

* Annualized

** Not annualized

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

ssp_top_margin0A. Significant Accounting Policies

Scudder S&P 500 Stock Fund (the "Fund") is a diversified series of Scudder Investors Trust (the "Trust") which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust.

The Fund offers multiple classes of shares which provide investors with different purchase options. Class A shares are offered to investors subject to an initial sales charge. Class B shares are offered without an initial sales charge but are subject to higher ongoing expenses than Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge payable upon certain redemptions. Class B shares automatically convert to Class A shares six years after issuance. Class C shares are offered without an initial sales charge but are subject to higher ongoing expenses than Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge payable upon certain redemptions within one year of purchase.

Investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses, and certain fund-level expenses and expense reductions, if any, are borne pro rata on the basis of relative net assets by the holders of all classes of shares, except that each class bears certain expenses unique to that class such as distribution service fees, administrative fees and certain other class-specific expenses. Differences in class-level expenses may result in payment of different per share dividends by class. All shares of the Fund have equal rights with respect to voting subject to class-specific arrangements.

The Fund's financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America which require the use of management estimates. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The policies described below are followed consistently by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

Security Valuation. Investments are stated at value determined as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on each day the exchange is open for trading. Equity securities are valued at the most recent sale price or official closing price reported on the exchange (US or foreign) or over-the-counter market on which the security is traded most extensively. Securities for which no sales are reported are valued at the calculated mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations on the relevant market or, if a mean cannot be determined, at the most recent bid quotation.

Money market instruments purchased with an original or remaining maturity of sixty days or less, maturing at par, are valued at amortized cost. Investments in open-end investment companies and Scudder Cash Management QP Trust are valued at their net asset value each business day.

Securities and other assets for which market quotations are not readily available or for which the above valuation procedures are deemed not to reflect fair value are valued in a manner that is intended to reflect their fair value as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Trustees.

Futures Contracts. A futures contract is an agreement between a buyer or seller and an established futures exchange or its clearinghouse in which the buyer or seller agrees to take or make a delivery of a specific amount of a financial instrument at a specified price on a specific date (settlement date). The Fund may enter into futures contracts as a hedge against anticipated interest rate, currency or equity market changes, and for duration management, risk management and return enhancement purposes.

Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit with a financial intermediary an amount ("initial margin") equal to a certain percentage of the face value indicated in the futures contract. Subsequent payments ("variation margin") are made or received by the Fund dependent upon the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying security and are recorded for financial reporting purposes as unrealized gains or losses by the Fund. When entering into a closing transaction, the Fund will realize a gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the futures contract to sell and the futures contract to buy. Futures contracts are valued at the most recent settlement price.

Certain risks may arise upon entering into futures contracts, including the risk that an illiquid secondary market will limit the Fund's ability to close out a futures contract prior to the settlement date and that a change in the value of a futures contract may not correlate exactly with the changes in the value of the securities or currencies hedged. When utilizing futures contracts to hedge, the Fund gives up the opportunity to profit from favorable price movements in the hedged positions during the term of the contract.

Securities Lending. The Fund may lend securities to financial institutions. The Fund retains beneficial ownership of the securities it has loaned and continues to receive interest and dividends paid by the securities and to participate in any changes in their market value. The Fund requires the borrowers of the securities to maintain collateral with the Fund consisting of liquid, unencumbered assets having a value at least equal to the value of the securities loaned. The Fund may invest the cash collateral into a joint trading account in an affiliated money market fund pursuant to Exemptive Orders issued by the SEC. The Fund receives compensation for lending its securities either in the form of fees or by earning interest on invested cash collateral net of fees paid to the lending agent. Either the Fund or the borrower may terminate the loan. The Fund is subject to all investment risks associated with the value of any cash collateral received, including, but not limited to, interest rate, credit and liquidity risk associated with such investments.

Federal Income Taxes. The Fund's policy is to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, which are applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Accordingly, the Fund paid no federal income taxes and no federal income tax provision was required.

At August 31, 2004, the Fund had a net tax basis capital loss carryforward of approximately $8,187,000 which may be applied against any realized net taxable capital gains of each succeeding year until fully utilized or until August 31, 2009 ($228,000), August 31, 2010 ($638,000), August 31, 2011 ($3,250,000) and August 31, 2012 ($4,071,000), the respective expiration dates, whichever occurs first.

In addition, from November 1, 2003 through August 31, 2004, the Fund incurred approximately $188,000 of net realized capital losses. As permitted by tax regulations, the Fund intends to elect to defer these losses and treat them as arising in the fiscal year ended August 31, 2005.

Distribution of Income and Gains. Net investment income of the fund is distributed, if any, annually. Net realized gains from investment transactions, in excess of available capital loss carryforwards, would be taxable to the Fund if not distributed, and, therefore, will be distributed to shareholders at least annually.

The timing and characterization of certain income and capital gains distributions are determined annually in accordance with federal tax regulations which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These differences primarily relate to securities sold at a loss and investments in futures contracts. As a result, net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions for a reporting period may differ significantly from distributions during such period. Accordingly, the Fund may periodically make reclassifications among certain of its capital accounts without impacting the net asset value of the Fund.

The tax character of current year distributions, if any, will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.

Expenses. Expenses of the Trust arising in connection with a specific fund are allocated to that fund. Other Trust expenses which cannot be directly attributed to a fund are apportioned among the funds in the Trust.

Contingencies. In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations which provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

Redemption Fees. Effective February 1, 2005, the Fund imposes a redemption fee of 2% of the total redemption amount on Fund shares redeemed or exchanged within 15 days of buying them, either by purchase or exchange. This fee is assessed and retained by the Fund for the benefit of the remaining shareholders. The redemption fee is accounted for as an addition to paid-in capital.

Other. Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date plus one basis for daily net asset value calculations. However, for financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are reported on trade date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are recorded on an identified cost basis.

B. Purchases and Sales of Securities

During the six months ended February 28, 2005, purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term instruments) aggregated $2,258,587 and $13,516,359, respectively.

C. Related Parties

Management Agreement. Under the Management Agreement with Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. ("DeIM" or the "Advisor"), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG, the Advisor directs the investments of the Fund in accordance with its investment objectives, policies and restrictions. The Advisor determines the securities, instruments and other contracts relating to investments to be purchased, sold or entered into by the Fund. In addition to portfolio management services, the Advisor provides certain administrative services in accordance with the Management Agreement. For the period April 5, 2002, to October 1, 2004, the management fee payable under the Agreement was equal to an annual rate of 0.33% of the first $100,000,000 of the Fund's average daily net assets, 0.29% of the next $100,000,000 of such net assets and 0.27% of such net assets in excess of $200,000,000, computed and accrued daily and payable monthly. Effective October 1, 2004, the management fee changed to 0.20% of the Funds daily average net assets. Accordingly, for the six months ended February 28, 2005, the fee pursuant to the Management Agreement was equivalent to an annualized effective rate of 0.22% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

Northern Trust Investments, N.A. ("NTI"), an indirect subsidiary of Northern Trust Corporation, serves as sub-advisor to the Fund and is paid by the Advisor for its services.

Effective October 1, 2003 through December 31, 2005, the Advisor has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and reimburse or pay certain operating expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to maintain the operating expenses of each class at 0.75%, 0.80% and 0.80% of average daily net assets for Class A, B and C share, respectively (excluding certain expenses such as extraordinary expenses, taxes, brokerage, interest, Rule 12b-1 distribution and/or service fees, trustee and trustee counsel fees and organizational and offering expenses).

In addition to the contractual expense limitation described above, from October 1, 2003 through September 30, 2005, the Fund's Advisor, accounting agent, principal underwriter and administrator, and transfer agent have each contractually agreed to limit their respective fees or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to maintain the Fund's total operating expenses at 0.66%, 1.41% and 1.41% of the average daily net assets for Class A, B and C shares, respectively (excluding certain expenses such as extraordinary expenses, taxes, brokerage and interest).

Service Provider Fees. Scudder Investments Service Company ("SISC"), an affiliate of the Advisor, is the Fund's transfer, dividend-paying agent and shareholder service agent. Pursuant to a sub-transfer agency agreement between SISC and DST Systems, Inc. ("DST"), SISC has delegated certain transfer agent and dividend paying agent functions to DST. SISC compensates DST out of the Shareholder Servicing Fee it receives from the Fund. For the six months ended February 28, 2005, the amount charged to the Fund by SISC was as follows:

Service Provider Fee

Total Aggregated

Waived

Class A

$ 151,135

$ 151,135

Class B

40,736

40,736

Class C

27,814

27,814

 

$ 219,685

$ 219,685

Scudder Fund Accounting Corporation ("SFAC"), an affiliate of the Advisor, is responsible for computing the daily net asset value per share and maintaining the portfolio and general accounting records of the Fund. SFAC has retained State Street Bank and Trust Company to provide certain administrative, fund accounting and record-keeping services to the Fund. The amount charged to the Fund by SFAC for accounting services aggregated $83,082, of which $10,723 was unpaid.

Distribution Service Agreement. Under the Distribution Service Agreement, in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, Scudder Distributors, Inc. ("SDI"), a subsidiary of the Advisor, receives a fee ("Distribution Fee") of 0.75% of average daily net assets of Class B and C shares. Pursuant to the agreement, SDI enters into related selling group agreements with various firms at various rates for sales of Class B and C shares. For the six months ended February 28, 2005, the Distribution Fee was as follows:

Distribution Fee

Total Aggregated

Unpaid at February 28, 2005

Class B

$ 60,067

$ 19,639

Class C

50,633

16,881

 

$ 110,700

$ 36,520

In addition, SDI provides information and administrative services ("Service Fee") to Class A, B and C shareholders at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of average daily net assets for each such class. SDI in turn has various agreements with financial services firms that provide these services and pays these fees based upon the assets of shareholder accounts the firms service. For the six months ended February 28, 2005, the Service Fee was as follows:

Service Fee

Total Aggregated

Waived

Annualized Effective Rate

Class A

$ 120,219

$ 76,816

.09%

Class B

20,022

12,732

.09%

Class C

16,878

10,941

.09%

 

$ 157,119

$ 100,489

 

Underwriting Agreement and Contingent Deferred Sales Charge. SDI is the principal underwriter for the Fund. Underwriting commissions paid in connection with the distribution of Class A and C shares for the six months ended February 28, 2005, aggregated $2,230 and $0, respectively.

In addition, SDI receives any contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") from Class B share redemptions occurring within six years of purchase and Class C share redemptions occurring within one year of purchase. There is no such charge upon redemption of any share appreciation or reinvested dividends. The CDSC is based on declining rates ranging from 4% to 1% for Class B and 1% for Class C, of the value of the shares redeemed. For the six months ended February 28, 2005 the CDSC for Class B and C shares aggregated $46,613 and $650, respectively. A deferred sales charge of up to 1% is assessed on certain redemptions of Class A shares. For the six months ended February 28, 2005, SDI received $0.

Trustees' Fees and Expenses. The Trust pays each Trustee not affiliated with the Advisor retainer fees plus specified amounts for attended board and committee meetings.

Scudder Cash Management QP Trust. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the SEC, the Fund may invest in the Scudder Cash Management QP Trust (the "QP Trust") and other affiliated funds managed by Scudder Investments, Inc. The QP Trust seeks to provide as high a level of current income as is consistent with the preservation of capital and the maintenance of liquidity. The QP Trust does not pay the Advisor a management fee for the affiliated funds' investments in the QP Trust.

Insurance Brokerage Commission. The Fund paid insurance premiums to an unaffiliated insurance broker in 2002 and 2003. This broker in turn paid a portion of its commissions to an affiliate of the Advisor, which performed certain insurance brokerage services for the broker. The Advisor has agreed to reimburse the Fund in 2005 for the portion of commissions (plus interest) paid to the affiliate of the Advisor attributable to the premiums paid by the Fund. The amounts for 2002 and 2003 were $24 and $31, respectively.

D. Expense Reductions

For the six months ended February 28, 2005, the Advisor agreed to reimburse the Fund $570, which represents a portion of the fee savings expected to be realized by the Advisor related to the outsourcing by the Advisor of certain administrative services to an unaffiliated service provider.

In addition, the Fund has entered into an arrangement with its custodian whereby credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances are used to reduce a portion of the Fund's custodian expenses. During the six months ended February 28, 2005, the Fund's custodian fees were reduced by $24 for custody credits earned.

E. Line of Credit

The Fund and several other affiliated funds (the "Participants") share in a $1.25 billion revolving credit facility administered by J.P. Morgan Chase Bank for temporary or emergency purposes, including the meeting of redemption requests that otherwise might require the untimely disposition of securities. The Participants are charged an annual commitment fee which is allocated, based upon net assets, among each of the Participants. Interest is calculated at the Federal Funds rate plus 0.5 percent. The Fund may borrow up to a maximum of 33 percent of its net assets under the agreement.

F. Share Transactions

The following table summarizes share and dollar activity in the Fund:

 

Six Months Ended
February 28, 2005

Year Ended
August 31, 2004

 

Shares

Dollars

Shares

Dollars

Shares sold

Class A

2,901,256

$ 21,281,116

8,671,919

$ 59,952,522

Class B

275,437

1,967,950

1,995,217

13,516,516

Class C

357,711

2,580,984

1,057,539

7,224,046

 

 

$ 25,830,050

 

$ 80,693,084

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

Class A

178,895

$ 1,336,345

83,694

$ 570,796

Class B

12,434

92,135

Class C

10,745

79,303

3,063

20,707

 

 

$ 1,507,783

 

$ 591,503

Shares redeemed

Class A

(3,825,088)

$ (28,181,108)

(6,471,671)

$ (44,744,383)

Class B

(607,261)

(4,437,948)

(1,909,426)

(12,892,534)

Class C

(552,302)

(4,018,903)

(1,066,073)

(7,222,960)

 

 

$ (36,637,959)

 

$ (64,859,877)

Net increase (decrease)

Class A

(744,937)

$ (5,563,647)

2,283,942

$ 15,778,935

Class B

(319,390)

(2,377,863)

85,791

623,982

Class C

(183,846)

(1,358,616)

(5,471)

21,793

 

$ (9,300,126)

 

$ 16,424,710

G. Regulatory Matters and Litigation

Since at least July 2003, federal, state and industry regulators have been conducting ongoing inquiries and investigations ("inquiries") into the mutual fund industry, and have requested information from numerous mutual fund companies, including Scudder Investments. It is not possible to determine what the outcome of these inquiries will be or what the effect, if any, would be on the funds or their advisors. Publicity about mutual fund practices arising from these industry-wide inquiries serves as the general basis of a number of private lawsuits against the Scudder funds. These lawsuits, which previously have been reported in the press, involve purported class action and derivative lawsuits, making various allegations and naming as defendants various persons, including certain Scudder funds, the funds' investment advisors and their affiliates, certain individuals, including in some cases fund Trustees/Directors, officers, and other parties. Each Scudder fund's investment advisor has agreed to indemnify the applicable Scudder funds in connection with these lawsuits, or other lawsuits or regulatory actions that may be filed making allegations similar to these lawsuits regarding market timing, revenue sharing, fund valuation or other subjects arising from or related to the pending inquiries. Based on currently available information, the funds' investment advisors believe the likelihood that the pending lawsuits will have a material adverse financial impact on a Scudder fund is remote and such actions are not likely to materially affect their ability to perform under their investment management agreements with the Scudder funds.

H. Cessation of Operations

Upon the recommendation of the Advisor, the Board of the Fund approved the termination and liquidation of the Fund effective April 15, 2005 (the "Liquidation Date"). Accordingly, the Fund will redeem the shares of any fund shareholder outstanding on the Liquidation Date. Shareholders may exchange into another Scudder fund or redeem their shares prior to the Liquidation Date. Shareholders who elect to redeem their shares prior to the Liquidation Date will receive the net asset value per share for all shares they own. Shareholders who elect to exchange into the same class of another Scudder fund may do so at net asset value without paying any sales charges. Shareholders whose shares are redeemed by the Fund on the Liquidation Date will receive the net asset value per share for all shares they own on the Liquidation Date. The redemption of shares will be a taxable event for shareholders with the exception of those participating in a qualified defined contribution, defined benefit or other qualified retirement vehicle.

In conjunction with approving the termination and liquidation of the Fund, the Board further approved closing the Fund to new investments. Qualified Plans that currently offer the Fund as an investment option may continue to offer it to their participants until the Liquidation Date.

Account Management Resources

 

Automated Information Lines

ScudderACCESS (800) 972-3060

Personalized account information, information on other Scudder funds and services via touchtone telephone and for Classes A, B, and C only, the ability to exchange or redeem shares.

Web Site

scudder.com

View your account transactions and balances, trade shares, monitor your asset allocation, and change your address, 24 hours a day.

Obtain prospectuses and applications, blank forms, interactive worksheets, news about Scudder funds, subscription to fund updates by e-mail, retirement planning information, and more.

For More Information

(800) 621-1048

To speak with a Scudder service representative.

Written Correspondence

Scudder Investments

PO Box 219356
Kansas City, MO 64121-9356

Proxy Voting

A description of the fund's policies and procedures for voting proxies for portfolio securities and information about how the fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 is available on our Web site — scudder.com (type "proxy voting" in the search field) — or on the SEC's Web site — www.sec.gov. To obtain a written copy of the fund's policies and procedures without charge, upon request, call us toll free at (800) 621-1048.

Principal Underwriter

If you have questions, comments or complaints, contact:

Scudder Distributors, Inc.

222 South Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL 60606-5808

(800) 621-1148

 

Class A

Class B

Class C

Nasdaq Symbol

KSAAX

KSABX

KSACX

CUSIP Number

811166-701

811166-800

811166-883

Fund Number

155

255

355

Privacy Statement

 

This privacy statement is issued by Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc., Deutsche Asset Management, Inc., Scudder Distributors, Inc., Scudder Investor Services, Inc., Scudder Trust Company and the Scudder Funds.

We never sell customer lists or individual client information. We consider privacy fundamental to our client relationships and adhere to the policies and practices described below to protect current and former clients' information. Internal policies are in place to protect confidentiality, while allowing client needs to be served. Only individuals who need to do so in carrying out their job responsibilities may access client information. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with federal and state standards to protect confidentiality. These safeguards extend to all forms of interaction with us, including the Internet.

In the normal course of business, clients give us nonpublic personal information on applications and other forms, on our websites, and through transactions with us or our affiliates. Examples of the nonpublic personal information collected are name, address, Social Security number and transaction and balance information. To be able to serve our clients, certain of this client information is shared with affiliated and nonaffiliated third party service providers such as transfer agents, custodians, and broker-dealers to assist us in processing transactions and servicing your account with us. In addition, we may disclose all of the information we collect to companies that perform marketing services on our behalf or to other financial institutions with which we have joint marketing agreements. The organizations described above that receive client information may only use it for the purpose designated by the Scudder Companies listed above.

We may also disclose nonpublic personal information about you to other parties as required or permitted by law. For example, we are required or we may provide information to government entities or regulatory bodies in response to requests for information or subpoenas, to private litigants in certain circumstances, to law enforcement authorities, or any time we believe it necessary to protect the firm.

Questions on this policy may be sent to:

Scudder Investments
Attention: Correspondence — Chicago
P.O. Box 219415
Kansas City, MO 64121-9415

September 2004

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ITEM 2.         CODE OF ETHICS.

                Not applicable.

ITEM 3.         AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

                Not applicable.

ITEM 4.         PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

                Not applicable.

ITEM 5.         AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS

                Not Applicable

ITEM 6.         SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

                Not Applicable

ITEM 7.         DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR
                CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

                Not applicable.

ITEM 8.         PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

                Not applicable.

ITEM 9.         PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT
                INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS

                Not Applicable.

ITEM 10.        SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

The primary function of the Nominating and Governance Committee is to identify
and recommend individuals for membership on the Board and oversee the
administration of the Board Governance Procedures and Guidelines. Shareholders
may recommend candidates for Board positions by forwarding their correspondence
by U.S. mail or courier service to the Fund's Secretary for the attention of the
Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee, Two International Place,
Boston, MA 02110. Suggestions for candidates must include a resume of the
candidate.

ITEM 11.        CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

(a) The Chief Executive and Financial Officers concluded that the Registrant's
Disclosure Controls and Procedures are effective based on the evaluation of the
Disclosure Controls and Procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing
date of this report.

(b) There have been no changes in the registrant's internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's last half-year (the
registrant's second fiscal half-year in the case of the annual report) that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
registrant's internal controls over financial reporting.

ITEM 12.        EXHIBITS.

(a)(1)   Certification  pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the  Investment  Company
         Act of 1940 (17 CFR  270.30a-2(a))  is filed  and  attached  hereto  as
         Exhibit 99.CERT.

(b)      Certification  pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the  Investment  Company
         Act of 1940 (17 CFR  270.30a-2(b))  is furnished and attached hereto as
         Exhibit 99.906CERT.




Form N-CSR Item F

                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Registrant:                         Scudder S&P 500 Stock Fund


By:                                 /s/Julian Sluyters
                                    ----------------------------
                                    Julian Sluyters
                                    Chief Executive Officer

Date:                               May 2, 2005


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the
following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.

Registrant:                          Scudder S&P 500 Stock Fund


By:                                 /s/Julian Sluyters
                                    ----------------------------
                                    Julian Sluyters
                                    Chief Executive Officer

Date:                               May 2, 2005



By:                                 /s/Paul Schubert
                                    ----------------------------
                                    Paul Schubert
                                    Chief Financial Officer

Date:                               May 2, 2005

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GRAPHIC 6 sspnoge1.gif GRAPHIC begin 644 sspnoge1.gif M1TE&.#EA5@$X`. GRAPHIC 7 sspnoge2.gif GRAPHIC begin 644 sspnoge2.gif M1TE&.#EA5@$X`. GRAPHIC 8 sspnoge3.gif GRAPHIC begin 644 sspnoge3.gif M1TE&.#EA5@$X`. GRAPHIC 9 ssptoin0.gif GRAPHIC begin 644 ssptoin0.gif M1TE&.#EA5@$M`. GRAPHIC 10 ssptoin1.gif GRAPHIC begin 644 ssptoin1.gif M1TE&.#EA5@$M`. GRAPHIC 11 ssptoin2.gif GRAPHIC begin 644 ssptoin2.gif M1TE&.#EA5@$M`. EX-99.CERT 12 cert.txt CERTIFICATION Deutsche Asset Management [LOGO] A Member of the Deutsche Bank Group Chief Executive Officer Form N-CSR Certification under Sarbanes Oxley Act I, Julian Sluyters, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this report, filed on behalf of Scudder S&P 500 Stock Fund, a series of Scudder Investors Trust, on Form N-CSR; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have: (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal half-year (the registrant's second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. May 2, 2005 /s/Julian Sluyters Julian Sluyters Chief Executive Officer Scudder S&P 500 Stock Fund, a series of Scudder Investors Trust Deutsche Asset Management [LOGO] A Member of the Deutsche Bank Group Chief Financial Officer Form N-CSR Certification under Sarbanes Oxley Act I, Paul Schubert, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this report, filed on behalf of Scudder S&P 500 Stock Fund, a series of Scudder Investors Trust, on Form N-CSR; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have: (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal half-year (the registrant's second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. May 2, 2005 /s/Paul Schubert Paul Schubert Chief Financial Officer Scudder S&P 500 Stock Fund, a series of Scudder Investors Trust EX-99.906 13 cert906.txt 906 CERTIFICATION Deutsche Asset Management [LOGO] A Member of the Deutsche Bank Group Chief Executive Officer Section 906 Certification under Sarbanes Oxley Act I, Julian Sluyters, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this report, filed on behalf of Scudder S&P 500 Stock Fund, a series of Scudder Investors Trust, on Form N-CSR; 2. Based on my knowledge and pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, the periodic report on Form N-CSR (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of ss. 13 (a) or ss. 15 (d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. May 2, 2005 /s/Julian Sluyters Julian Sluyters Chief Executive Officer Scudder S&P 500 Stock Fund, a series of Scudder Investors Trust Deutsche Asset Management [LOGO] A Member of the Deutsche Bank Group Chief Financial Officer Section 906 Certification under Sarbanes Oxley Act I, Paul Schubert, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this report, filed on behalf of Scudder S&P 500 Stock Fund, a series of Scudder Investors Trust, on Form N-CSR; 2. Based on my knowledge and pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, the periodic report on Form N-CSR (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of ss. 13 (a) or ss. 15 (d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. May 2, 2005 /s/Paul Schubert Paul Schubert Chief Financial Officer Scudder S&P 500 Stock Fund, a series of Scudder Investors Trust
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